Ice-skate



M. U. SMART.

ICE SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13,1920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

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WITNESSES M. U. SMART.

ICE SKATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13,1920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEFLCE.

MELLEN ULYSSES SMART, OFALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ICE-SKATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

Application filed February 13, 1920. Serial No. 358,559.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MnLLnN U. SMART, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Allston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Skates, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates generally to ice skates and more particularly to the foot support and engaging means of ice skate upkeep as compared with skates now in use.

Tn the accompanying drawings which illustrate my present invention and form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete skate, showing its practical application,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my improved skate,

Fig. 3 is aside elevation,

Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken on line H of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to these figures my invention proposes an ice skate, the blade of which is cut away at its upper central por tion as usual, its upper edge continuing along what is known as the toe portion 11 and the heel portion 12 located respectively at the front and rear of its cut away portion.

At its upper edge and along its toe portion 11, the blade has a pair of laterally projecting toe clamp lugs 13 and also a pair of laterally projecting toe rest lugs 14, each of these several lugs being formed by the lateral bending of upright extensions of the blade.

The toe rest lugs 14 are located in lengthwise spaced relation and project beyond relatively opposite sides of the blade 10 adjacent to the forward end of its upper edge, and the toe clamp lugs 13 are similarly located in lengthwise spaced relation, rearterminal lips 2.

wardlE of the toe rest lug, 14, and also project beyond relatively opposite sides of the blade.

By reference to Figs. 1 and 2 in particular it will be noticed that the rearmost lugs 13 and 14 of the two pairs of lugs, project toward the same side of the blade, and this side is reversed as between right and left skates or in other words skates for the right and left feet.

The toe clamp lugs 13 are considerably larger in size than the toe rest lugs 1-1 and extend materially beyond the latter with respect to the plane of the blade 10, and each of these toe clamp lugs 13 has a slot provided with branch slots 15 and 16 of which the latter terminates a greater distance from the plane of the blade 10 than the former.

Each of the lugs 13 supports a toe clamp 17, one end of which is turned upwardly at an angle and provided with an inwardly bent terminal lip 18 so as to receive therein a portion of the edge of a shoe sole. The opposite end of each clamp has a stud 19 which is preferably riveted in connection therewith and is movablyextended through the lug slot so that it be shifted into either of the branches 15 and 16 of its respective slot and in this manner adjusted toward and away from the plane of the blade 10.

Along the heel portion 12 of the upper edge of the blade 10 are a pair of laterally extending and rearwardly inclined heel engaging lugs 20 and 21, each provided with upstanding outer portions having inturned bending upstanding extensions-of the blade at right angles thereto, and are located in lengthwise spaced relation, the lug 21 having a forward'extension 23 located at one side of the plane of the blade 10 and provided with a slot having a series of branches 24, 25 and 26, each of these branches extending generally in the direction of the length of the blade and terminating at its forward end at a different distance with respect to the heel clamping lugs 20, with respect to the other branches. This slotted lug 23 cooperates'with a heel clamping lever 27, whose outer free end 28 is oiiset below the plane of the lug 23 and whose opposite end has an oflset upstanding portion 29'provided with a laterally bent terminal lip 30. Adjacent to its offset extension 29, the lever has a stud 31 riveted thereto and movably extending through the slot of the lug23 so as to be These lugs are formedbv' heel and toe plates as well as threadedadjustments, ordinarily utilized, and that the invention still provides for effective ei'licient use of the skate, adjustment of its attaching parts, and ready inexpensive manufacture.

As to the toe clamps it is furthermore obvious that when the skate is to be placed in operative posit on as shown in Fig. 1,

the foot may be slipped into the clamps sidewise and with the clamps forwardly adjusted, the skate is then rocked forwardly beneath the shoe using the inside clamp as a fulcrum and bringing both clamps into snugly and uniformly engageclrelation with the edges of the shoesole;

I claim: Y r 1. An ice skate having its upper edge provided with laterally projecting lugs, extend .ing in relatively opposite directions at its forward and rear portionsand forining'heel and toe rests, certain of said forward lugs having angular slots whose angular; portions are of different lengths,1and clamps movably connected through the slots of the said lugs as described. v

2. An ice skate having its upper edge provided with laterally projecting integral lugs extending in relatively opposite directions at its forward andrear portions and forming heel and toe rests, said rear lugs'having upstanding heel engaging extensions, a "heel engaging clamp associated with one of said rear lugs and. clamps carried by certaln of the forward lugs as described.

3. A skate including a bladehaving laterally projecting toe clamp lugs integral with its :upper edge and extending from relatively opposite sides of the forward portion of its upper edge at lengthwise offset points and provided with adjusting slots, and toe clamping members'movably connected through and adjustable in the slots of the said lugs, said lugs being disposed in lengthwise spaced relation in respect to the blade forthe purpose described.

4. An ice skate comprising a blade having laterally projecting and rearwardly inclined heel engaging lugs at lengthwise spaced points along the rear portion of its upper edge and .each provided with upstanding heel engaging extensions, one'of said lugs having a forward extension beyond one side of the plane of .theblade, and a lever provided with a heel engaging extensio ufnlcrumed upon the said lug extension as described.

5, ,An ice skate comprising a .bladehaving laterally projecting and rearwardlyinclined heel engaging lugs at lengthwise spaced points along the rear portion of its upper edge and each provided with upstanding heel engaging extensions, one of'said lugs having a forward extension, and a lever provided with a heel engaging extension, fulcrurned upon the said lug extension, said lug extensions having adjusting slots and said lever having a fulcrum stud movable in said adjusting slot as described.

(5. an ice skate comprising a blade having laterally projecting and. rearwardly inclined heel engaging lugs at lengthwise spaced points along the rear portion of its upper edge and each provided with upstanding heel engaging extensions, one of said lugs having a forward extension, and a lever provided with a heel engaging extension, ful

crurned upon the said lug extension, said lever having ,an offset portlon ad acent to one end which supports its said heel engaging extension. for the purpose described.

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